Vermont Catch-up (Ketchup)

Vermont Catch-up
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Vermont's least serious, most entertaining news source. 

  1. 11/07/2025

    221: Men Make Dinner Day, UVM Should Be More Like a Landlord, and Beat with Your Own Gun

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National Men Make Dinner DayVT Troopers begin patrolling downtown BTVVT farms rally for JamaicaBETA goes public, makes a Bil New “public access” license to recreate on VT Fish & Wildlife landDelay in return-to-work mandateUVM students make an app to help non-profitsThe Supreme Court hears challenges to Trump’s tariffs with Vermont ties -Man found dead in SoBu city hall Rutland library to be used as cold weather shelterHart Says Grief, Politics Led Him to Resign Vermont Senate SeatMysterious swirl in BTV(56:30) Break music:  Best Boys - “Forgive Forget” https://bestboysmusic.bandcamp.com/track/forgive-forget  Burlington seeks approval for overdue harbor dredgingUVM Students Pressure Officials to Improve Campus HousingSouthern Vermont school board moves to close two elementary schools, go Free donuts in Rutland for constitutional knowledgeAlternative to pumpkin compostingVT Civil War painting coming homeLions Club finally awards VT manBreak Room Lets You Smash Stuff Without Consequences(1:26:45) Break music: VT Union - “Itz VT” https://vtunion.bandcamp.com/track/itz-vt  Scumbag mapFence damaged in BerlinMan beat with own gun in BurlingtonMan assaults St. J town employee Feds arrest man for allegedly selling drugs near school Brattleboro woman can't say sorry, gets two-days in jail for stealing nieceStacy blames murder on brother, then withdraws statement Vt. man charged with drilling gas tank as similar thefts plague regionBookkeeper accused of embezzling from Vt. fire departmentHere are the top baby names of 2025Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 54m

  2. 10/30/2025

    220: Cat Facts, Get the Guillotines and a Crappy House Boat

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National Cat Day Lawsuit over food stamp fundingMontpelier giving away land to a developerBurlington micro-theaterNew downtown homeless shelterScott’s safety planDebacle at Hyde Park electricUVM Health’s children’s hospital receives $25 million donation (47:10) Break music:  The Rear Defrosters - Barstool Thinker https://songsofmichaelroberts.bandcamp.com/track/barstool-thinker  More peepers at StoweSinking Houseboat at Lake WilloughbyThis you, Glo? Milton woman urges neighbors to Buy NothingFinally - bus driver license reciprocityVermont Sake(1:13:16) Break music: The Obvious Tells - Not in Our Cities https://theobvioustells.bandcamp.com/track/not-in-our-cities  Scumbag map100 lbs of cocaine seized at Canada borderSuspicious bag found in Irasburg, VT VT hacker avoids jail time Troy man using fake hundred dolla billsWhatchu know bout Troy, VT?High speed chase in St. JThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 41m

  3. 06/15/2025

    219: Living Comfortably in Vermont, 23andMe and Serial Killers and Don't Go to a School on Drugs

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National Bourbon DayGov. Phil Scott vetoes motel program overhaul  -Ousted Vt. police chief asks judge to block town from hiring replacementUnion calls for new South Burlington school superintendentOmnibus election bill moving through Vermont SenateScott Signs Cannabis Bill That Many Growers Dislike | Welch wants to pay you to bike to workWelch wants to pay you moreElectric canoesWill Vermont court ruling settle question for neighbors of stinky farm?(42:19) Break music:  Years Per Hour - My Day Will Come https://yearsperhour.bandcamp.com/track/my-day-will-come   Longtime Mount Holly cheesemaker looking to pass the baton Killington demands a skate parkCourt dismisses father’s lawsuit against Burlington newspaper over lVermont joins multistate lawsuit to protect 23andMe users’ private A Surgeon Sues a Colleague — and Employer — Over Son's Death A Volunteer Program Helps Older Vermonters Care for Pets Vermont again leads nation in maple syrup production(1:22:33) Break music: Hell Priest - Something Wicked https://hellpriestvt.bandcamp.com/track/something-wicked  Scumbag map Suspicious Lyndon barn fireHinesburg woman leads police on high speed chaseLeicester man arrested for showing up to a school intoxicatedGunfire in traffic Burington dispute Enosburgh woman arrested in Burlington gun incidentMontpelier man arrested for assaulting policeMass. woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder in Vt.Homicide suspect sentenced on drug, gun chargesVt. woman stole countless pieces of mail, investigators sayThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 47m

  4. 06/01/2025

    218: A Really Big Wire, Water Cremations, and Matt's Not a Speller

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National Loomis DayBrave Little VT companies help smack down tariffs…for nowICE raid in NewportVermont Conversation: Jasper Hill Farm's Mateo Kehler confronts Canadian ‘How is this not price-gouging?’: Hospital drug markups spark legislation, anger  - Kids CodeVT cell phone ban in schools Burlington mayor asks council to reconsider moving free food programAn easier pathway for new teachersRutland teacher unions reaches dealBurlington to reconsider fair and impartial policing policy(55:45) Break music:  Marxist Jargon - Billionaires https://marxistjargon.bandcamp.com/track/billionaires  Lake Monsters opening day tomorrowVT spelling bee veteranVt. funeral home first in the state to use water cremationBankruptcy judge dismisses Banyai’s attempt to block town’s property claimVT refugee groups launches language appBrattleboro drug houses(1:24:28) Break music:   Greg Freeman - Point and Shoot https://gregfreeman1.bandcamp.com/album/burnover  Scumbag map Barre police log Brandon death ruled shooting Old North End robbery Fugitive arrested in Fair HavenFormer VT lawmaker faces domestic violence charges Brooklyn coke dealer caught at BTVThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 42m

  5. 05/24/2025

    217: Weddings are Dangerous, Not Worth the Squeeze, and Pizza Hut Nostalgia

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week's show: Happy National Road Trip DayWedding RecapBurlington mayor’s wife gets a raiseLt. Gov. and Weed Farmer Rodgers Pushes a Bill That Would Slash His Costs Spring sees spike in Vermont homicidesDon't abuse that corpseVermont opioid overdoses fell in 2024Youth in Vermont custody have been physically restrained hundreds of timesBurlington’s guns in bars ban faces headwinds at StatehouseFood Not Cops meal program forced to moveHow do we become Citizens of the Year?Possible towing fee cap(50:57) Break music:  BarbieMode - “Tug Boat” ​​https://barbiemode.bandcamp.com/track/tug-boat  Meet ChatGVTRutland sip and shopStop the Bleed trainingResignation mulliganCVU students do a walk-out & Brattleboro as wellVT Coyotes hold a combineShweebee - the future of yard games(1:24:37) Break music:   Tinkerbullet - “Mannequin” https://tinkerbullet.bandcamp.com/track/mannequin-2  Scumbag mapMan hit by trainRichford woman charged with Medicaid fraudRutland police chief in scuffleFairhven stalker ruins prom nightMaidstone man shoots at neighbors homeWhatchu know bout Maidstone, VT?TD bank robbery in BrattleboroBrattleboro stabbingNew Fairhaven animal mayorThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 46m

  6. 05/03/2025

    216: Glo Learns about Eggplant Emojis, an Essex Junction Rebrand and Drunk at School

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National No Pants DayMobile home rules are pissing off seniorsVermont Construction Academy celebrates official launchMajority of Bradford firefighters resign in protest of chief’s demotionNo Fairlee drive-in this summerEnosburgh PDWoodstock Police Chief Is Demoted to Patrol Officer Department of Duh: minorities pulled over more often in VTEssex Junction looking for a rebrand(48:35) Break music:  like bunny - Last Kids https://likebunny.bandcamp.com/track/last-kids  Isle LaMotte man wants to keep old national guard towerHow green is Vermont’s cannabis industry?Final Reading: Regulators prepare to roll out medical cannabis sales at VerScrappy Burlington High School Debaters Make National Finals | Seven DaA look at plans to transform former Vermont school into spaSearch teams find body of missing hiker during trainingCrews rescue person stranded on island in Winooski River(1:20:30) Break music:  Burly Girlies - $1.25 https://burlygirlies.bandcamp.com/track/125  Scumbag mapInvoluntary manslaughter in BarreHow a high-profile Vermont murder case fell apart - VTDiggerNorwich University students arrested for theft at Caledonia County cannabis farm Cavendish man charged with arson Whatchu know about Cavendish, VT? Williamstown, VT man steals truck on camSuspect arrested in Burlington shooting that injured  + 2nd suspect arrestedVt. teacher accused of driving to school drunkFormer Newport substance abuse counselor sentenced following multiple viThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 50m

  7. 04/26/2025

    215: Hug a Plumber, 90-year Old Track Star and a Well-placed Head-butt

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National Hug a Plumber DayMeasles in VTBill passes to erase medical debtBootlickers raid a farm in Berkshire, VTWhatchu know ’bout Berkshire, VT?How’s that rental registry working out?People buying chickBye Michael HarringtonBurlington South End housing project hits a barrier State employees union leader secretly filmedLawmakers look at proposed new alcohol tax(57:29) Break music:  EXIA ULTA - “Pamela Anderson Lee Calendar” https://exiaulta.bandcamp.com/track/pamela-anderson-lee-calendar   Our old friend, Myers Mermel and WDEV Northfield police chief criticized for attireThe Poultney Booster club is big mad Bradford teen center is blowing up90-year-old track star from Shelburne, VTNew life for Danville train stationBurlington considers scrapping recycling program(1:27:24) Break music:   Jas Stewart - Wasn’t for the Money https://jasstewart.bandcamp.com/track/wasnt-for-the-money  Scumbag mapBurlington knife attack Restaurant stabber convicted Walmart break-in Store in Barre robbed A sign of spring? Rutland’s first shooting of the year Burlington man shoots into parked car Stocker the stalker A well-placed headbuttThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    2h 1m

  8. 04/19/2025

    214: Flag Watchers, Quiet Quitting the VT Government and Can the New Catamounts Eat People?

    Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy International Amateur Radio DayZoie Saunders standing up to Trump for DEIAirport beefMiddlebury encampment policyGov. Phil Scott: 'The best interest' of detainees will guide decision on state aManchester says “no flags”Bernie at CoachellaNorth Hero school to close permanently in JuneBurlington Adopts Zoning to Encourage Higher Ground Move A Large Farm With Pollution Problems Wants to ExpandBurlington to offer free parking WednesdayJoe’s pond - spring is here!(43:12) Break music:  Raptors - “Tiny Little Robots” https://raptorsarethebest.bandcamp.com/track/tiny-little-robots  One District, One Book Reading programNo background checks at Rutland parks & RecVermont beekeepers work to produce future generations of disease-resistant  Putney Library looking for booksSmart-cribs soothe babies experiencing opiate withdrawalLamoille County Sheriff’s deputy placed on leave over conversation with deFinal Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do wit(1:18:10) Break music:   Amystera - “Rebirth” https://amystera.bandcamp.com/track/rebirth  Scumbag map St J cop used excessive force in Barre Something fishy about this Plainfield crashPolice looking for Colchester shooting suspectBridport teen admits to killing fatherBurlington clothes heist Bring back catamounts? Levi, the crime-fighting bulldogThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Outro Music by B-Complex

    1h 43m
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    Vermont Catch-up
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    222
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